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In 1242, English philosopher, Roger Bacon developed gunpowder
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In 1379, an Italian named Muratori used the word "rochetta" when he explained types of gunpowder propelled fire arrows used in medieval times.
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the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei (1564–1642) conducted early astronomical observations that helped inflame the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century
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At the Battle of Seringapatam in 1792, Indian soldiers launched a huge barrage of rockets against British troops, followed by an assault of 36,000 men.
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Wiliam Congreve developed ship-fired rockets.
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By 1804, Colonel (later Sir) William Congreve had begun studying and refining captured Indian rockets at the Royal Laboratory, Woolwich Arsenal in Kent.
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The british had taken the rocket to war against the United States
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Troops quickly advanced to Veracruz, which was placed under siege. The first Hale rockets were launched on March 24, 1847 against Veracruz fortifications. The city surrendered on March 29, 1847.
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky published a report with Rocket Propelled Vehicles. In it, he suggested the use of liquid propellants for rockets in order to achieve greater range.
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Two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, named Wilbur and Orville Wright, were successful in flying an airplane they built.
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In 1923, Dr. Hermann Oberth published a book about rocket travel into outer space. Because of his important writings, many small rocket societies sprang up around the world.
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Robert H. Goddard achieved the first successful flight with a liquid-propellant rocket.
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The world's first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union and it was called Sputnik I
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President George W. Bush announced a new space initiative, envisioning the return of American astronauts to the Moon
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Delta II launches NASA Messenger spacecraft toward Mercury
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NASA's Messenger spacecraft to conduct the first flyby of Venus.
